Kanji1 / 9
革 kanji
leather, skin, reform, become serious
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
カク
Kun readings
かわ
Words with 革
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —ドイツ革命German Revolution (1918-1919)
- —十一月革命October Revolution (Russia, 1917); German Revolution (1918-1919)
- —革新自治体reformist local government (often left-of-center); progressive local government
- —国民革命軍National Revolutionary Army (Republic of China; 1925-1947)
- —働き方改革work-style reform; reform of work practices (location, hours, etc.)
- —永続革命論theory of permanent revolution (esp. Trotsky)
- —カラー革命colour revolution; color revolution
- —行財政改革administrative and financial reforms
- —フランス革命French Revolution (1789-1799)
- —オレンジ革命Orange Revolution (Ukraine, 2004-2005)
- —キューバ革命Cuban Revolution (1953-1959)
- —地域主権改革regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
- —メキシコ革命Mexican Revolution (1910)
- —構造改革特区special deregulation zone; special zone for structural reform
- —中道改革連合Centrist Reform Alliance (political party formed in 2026)
- —革命人民同盟Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana
- —行政改革会議Administrative Reform Conference; Administrative Reform Council
- —エネルギー革命energy revolution
- —ブルジョア革命bourgeois revolution
- —ジャスミン革命Jasmine Revolution (2010-2011)